Process of making a ferment.



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7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL ALTENFELD, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New",

York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of Making a Ferment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to processes of making i'erments and similar substances, and with respect to its more specific features, to processes of the character referred to more especially adapted to make ferments suitable for use in the preparation of food, more particularly food for horses, cattle and other animals.

One of the objects oi this invention. is the, provision of a simple and eflicient process for producing a ferment in a relatively short space of time.

Another object of the. invention is the pro vision of a practical process for the production or a ferment which is suitable for use in the preparation or" animal foods and which may be cheaply made at a relatively small cost.

Other qbjectswill be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordinglyconsiste in the several steps and the relation and order of one or more of such steps with relation to each of the others thereof, which will be exemplified in the hereinafter disclosed process, and the scope of the application of hich will be indicated in the claims that follow. I

In carryingout the improved process a suitable nutritious grain is selected and disintegrated, or reduced to a relatively fine condition, a'sby crushing or grinding. It is found that rye possesses especially efficacious characteristics when utilized in the herein-described process, hence rye is the grain preferably employed. The crushed or ground rye is mixed with malt, the latter having also been preferably reduced to a fine condition by crushing or grinding, and preferably also three parts of rye to one of malt are employed. To the above substances are added elements of corn or other farinaceous substance, the same being particularly ethcacions, especially when in the form of corn flakes, es the product prepared by steaming, rollinfihnd drying corn grits or Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed February 11, 1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Serial No. 747,710.

meal, also called hominy, as the expedition the fermentation is facilitated on account oi the gelatimzed condition of the starch of the corn-flakes. A suitablequantity of water is added to the rye, maltmnd corn flakes. and the better results have been secured by using one part ofcorn flakes and four parts of water, in connection with the proportions of rye and malt before stated. The ingredients referred to are then worked or kneaded into a dough'or pasty mass, and then allowed to set for a suflicient time and during which fermentation will occur. The time taken to ferment sufiicie'ntly to complete the PI'OCQS5 varies with the temperature and general surrounding conditions, but if set in a. relativelywarm place the fermentation will be completed in about twelve Iliours,ithoi% h under some adverse conditions this part 0 the process may consumefcighteen hours. The resulting' product or ferment may be employed to cause fermentation when added to other suitable substances, as for .instance when mixed with suitable kinds of grains, molasses, oil meal. salt, and arequired amount of water. The dough formed from this latter admixture should preferably be of such consistency as to. be

readily operated upon by the ordinary diyiding or chopping machine. in which it will be formed into short lengths. It preferably should then be dried at a temperature sufficiently high to sterilize it, a temperature of 168 F. being, preferred.

It is characteristic of the product made with the improved ferment. that it is extremely rich in nutritive values. the concentration and development of the nutritive values being carried out to the utmost.

The addition of the ferment or mash resultingfrom the first part of the herein-described process to molasses, salt, oil meal.

etc.. results in the production of a nutritious 'food especially suitable for use after fernientution, as will be umlcrstoodahut it will he noted that that of the process directed to the production of the ferment 7707' se, is complete in itself and results in a product which merely has to he added to other snllable substances in order to cause hunientation under proper conditions.

Thus by the shore -:lescribed process are accomplished, among others, the objects hcrcznlvcfcre' referred to.

As many changes could b made in carryin; out the above process without departing 25- flakes ."nd sufficient water to 101m a 5 Ha'ving' described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to. secure by Letters Patent is? Y I a 1, A process of making a ferment which consists in forming a dough comprising malt i0 anda gelhtiniz'ed grain, and allowing the dough to; ferment at a relatively low temperatureg a I 2'. A process of making a ferment which consists in forming a dough comprising dough 'fo" ferment.

I I 3. Ag process of mal cinga ferment which" consist ;s,-;in forming. a dough of malt, rye, eorn-flal ies' and water, and allowing the '20 dough tio ferment' at a relatively low tem- V fimeratairg';

4. ih processof makinga ferment which consists in mixing malt and rye each in a disinte' rated condition, addin tliere'to corn- I dough,

and al lnwing the 'dongh to set.

'parts of rye eac v .low temperature andthereby ferment. 15 malt, fry jand corn-flakes, and allowing the disintegrated cOn ition, adding thereto corn? flakes and sufiicient water to tom a. dough, 80

and allowing the dou h to set from approxi mately ,twelve' to eig teen hours at a relatively low temperatur 6. A process of making a ferment which consists in mixin onepart of malt and three 35 in a. disintegrated condition, adding thereto one part of corn-flakes and four parts of water-to form a dough,

and allo'wingthe dough to set at a relatively 40 7. A process of making a ferment which consists in forming a dough comprising malt and a gelatinized farinaceous substance, and allowing the dough toferment at a relatively low temperature.

In testimony. whereof I afiix signature,

in the presence of two witnesses.

I PAUL ALTENFELD.

Witnesses: e

' J. W. ANDERSON,

C. J. Kummnc. 

